Clinical Pharmacist, Float, Per Diem

UMass Memorial Health • Worcester, MA

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About The Position

The Clinical Pharmacist provides comprehensive medication management services integrating clinical care, medication order management, patient and staff education, and research. The role supports patient experience and safety and aims to achieve positive clinical and financial outcomes. The position is responsible to an immediate supervisor or manager and floats across pharmacy practice areas as requested.

The pharmacist reviews medication histories and profiles, develops and monitors therapeutic plans, interprets laboratory data, assesses medication appropriateness and interactions, documents interventions in the electronic health record, verifies and enters medication orders, communicates with prescribers, and supports discharge medication planning and transitions of care. The role also supports accurate medication dispensing and preparation, inventory and formulary management, safety and regulatory activities, and education for patients, staff, students, residents, and the broader health care community.

Requirements

• Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree, or Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy (BSPharm) degree with 3 years of hospital experience.
• Licensure with the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Pharmacy.

Nice To Haves

• ASHP-accredited PGY1 pharmacy practice residency is recommended.
• Pharm.D. degree with a minimum of 1 year of hospital experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide collaborative medication management, including reviewing medication histories, educating patients, establishing desired outcomes, developing or modifying therapeutic plans, and monitoring outcomes.
• Maintain patient profiles and evaluate medication appropriateness, dose, dosage form, regimen, route, duplication, and interactions.
• Provide drug information to health care professionals and patients; document clinical interventions and counsel patients on discharge medications as appropriate.
• Perform clinical review and verification of medication orders, enter orders when needed, clarify orders with prescribers, and communicate medication changes.
• Facilitate medication discharge planning and transitions to alternate care sites and ambulatory pharmacy access.
• Ensure timely, accurate dispensing and proper preparation of oral, non-sterile, sterile, chemotherapeutic, hazardous, and investigational products.
• Cross-cover pharmacy practice areas as requested and supervise pharmacy technicians.
• Ensure regulatory compliance in controlled-substance distribution and monitoring, and provide feedback to optimize pharmacy technology.
• Promote formulary drugs, coordinate procurement of non-formulary drugs, and conduct targeted drug program and drug-use evaluations as needed.
• Identify cost avoidance and promote cost-effective medication regimens, including IV-to-PO conversion and therapeutic substitution.
• Manage medication inventory, expiring products, and recalls.
• Detect, monitor, document, and report adverse drug reactions and medication errors; use drug-use reports to identify adverse drug events.
• Participate in accreditation and regulatory activities, including Joint Commission, National Patient Safety Goals, and the Department of Pharmacy Quality Improvement Plan.
• Precept IPPE and APPE students and pharmacy residents consistent with academic credentials and clinical experience.
• Participate in continuing education, meetings, and training; prepare educational materials and share information with health care professionals and the public.

Benefits

• A signing bonus may be available; eligibility is confirmed during the interview process.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time